There are different levels of education in our country: pre-school, primary, secondary and a higher one.
Pre-school education comprises nurseries and kindergartens. Children there are looked after by professional nannies and educators. Often they are taught to read and count.
There are different kinds of schools in Russia. All schools begin with primary education. It lasts up to the 5th form. The majority of pupils go to secondary schools, others choose lyceums, gymnasiums, specialized schools. If pupils finish a secondary school successfully, they get a secondary education certificate. It gives them an opportunity to enter a university or an academy which are the institutions of a higher education.